WHO warns COVID-19 is spreading rapidly

WHO warns COVID-19 is spreading rapidly

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the UN health agency said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent COVID variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19...
Vietnam confirms 20 more COVID-19 cases

Vietnam confirms 20 more COVID-19 cases

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam confirmed 20 more coronavirus cases, including 19 locally transmitted infections on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control
Track and trace prioritized for pandemic control

Track and trace prioritized for pandemic control

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested relevant agencies and localities to race against time in tracing contacts of infected people and zoning off infected areas to ensure...
Quang Ninh begins public health declaration

Quang Ninh begins public health declaration

(VOVWORLD) - People in Quang Ninh province, a new hotspot of COVID-19 in Vietnam, must fill in health declarations, from Wednesday to next Tuesday, amid surging COVID-19 cases, said...
Hanoi urged to strengthen COVID-19 response

Hanoi urged to strengthen COVID-19 response

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi needs to tighten its COVID-19 response because the coronavirus now has a higher transmission rate than before, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said at a working session...
WHO team begins investigating origins of COVID-19

WHO team begins investigating origins of COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central region of...